Port guide · UN/LOCODE TR MER
Mersin, Turkey
Turkey · 36.80° N, 34.63° E
The World Port Index classes Mersin as a coastal harbor sheltered by breakwaters on the Mediterranean Sea. It records a channel depth of 11 m and a cargo pier depth of 3.4 m. Norfolk is 9,170 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 11 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 3.4 m
- From Norfolk
- 9,170 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Iskenderun140 km away
Depths and vessel limits
- Channel depth
- 11 m
- Anchorage depth
- 3.4 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 3.4 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 7.9 m
- Tidal range
- 1 m
As recorded in the World Port Index. Gauges run from 0 to 25 m. Confirm current depths and limits with the port before you fix a vessel.
Facilities on record
Arrival and entry
Mersin is listed as a first port of entry. Pilotage is compulsory.
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Fair
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- Yes
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Cargo handling
The heaviest lift class recorded is 25 to 49 tons.
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 25 to 49 tons
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
- Railway
- Large
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated limited.
- Repairs
- Limited
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- No
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Turkey
- US exports, 2025
- $20.4BLed by mineral fuels and oils
- US imports, 2025
- $16.4BLed by machinery and mechanical appliances
Other ports in Turkey
The nearest is Iskenderun, 140 km away in a straight line.
- AntalyaCargo pier 4.9 m, channel 6.4 mTR AYT
- Derince BurnuCargo pier 1.8 m, channel 4.9 mTR DRC
- HaydarpasaCargo pier 4.9 m, channel 23.2 mTR HAY
- IskenderunCargo pier 12.5 m, channel 11 mTR ISK
- IstanbulCargo pier 6.4 m, channel 12.5 mTR IST
- IzmirCargo pier 7.9 m, channel 9.4 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkTR IZM
- Kaba BurnuCargo pier 9.4 m, channel 11 m
- SamsunCargo pier 4.9 m, channel 11 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkTR SSX
- TrabzonCargo pier 9.4 m, channel 9.4 mTR TZX
Sources
- US trade figures: US Census Bureau, International Trade API, HS2 total exports and general imports for calendar 2024 and 2025, retrieved November 4, 2026.
- Port data: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, World Port Index (Pub 150), from NGA's UpdatedPub150.csv as captured by the Internet Archive on September 29, 2026.
- Distances are great-circle distances computed from World Port Index coordinates, not sailing distances.
- Map: Natural Earth 1:110m land, public domain.